The conclusions come from a 16-month research study in which Amnesty International: interviewed 86 women and non-binary Twitter users across the USA and United Kingdom; carried out a poll last November across eight countries about harassment and abuse on social media; and hosted a survey in which 162 respondents talked about their experiences with violence and abuse online. [Full Article...]
Turkish-backed forces known as the Free Syrian Army took full control of the center of Afrin, a Syrian-Kurdish city, on Sunday. In its operation dubbed "Olive Branch", Ankara has targeted the YPG militia which it considers a " terrorist " offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party ( PKK ). [Full Article...]
The North on Saturday accepted the South's proposal to meet at Panmunjom, the Unification Ministry statement said . During inter-Korean talks on Tuesday, the two Koreas agreed to hold South Korean cultural performances in the North Korean capital featuring cross-generational stars, including veteran pop legend Cho Yong-pil, the five-member girl band Red Velvet and Seohyun, a former member of ... [Full Article...]
An emergency alert has been issued for the western coast of Cape York as Cyclone Nora intensifies into an expected category 4 storm. As of noon Saturday Tropical Cyclone Iris was Category 1. Flood watches are in place as up to 200mm of rain could fall daily, with isolated pockets possibly being hit with 300mm. It was predicted to spend several days skirting the coastline before making landfa... [Full Article...]
Media outlets have reported this as an official police statement , in addition to the news that Clark allegedly broke a window with a "tool bar" minutes before the shooting. A total of 20 shots were fired. Clark's grandmother said she was inside the house when the shots were fired, and saw her grandson with an iPhone. [Full Article...]
Last week, Mr Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by a tweet , replacing him with former CIA Director Mike Pompeo. In May 2002, Bolton gave a speech titled "Beyond the axis of evil", during which he placed Syria, Libya and Cuba on the "axis" and promised that the U.S. [Full Article...]
In northern California , heavy rains caused a small dam on the Moccasin Reservoir, east of San Francisco, to overflow, prompting the National Weather Service to warn that the structure was in danger of imminent collapse. Montecito resident Garrick Hyder evacuated for the December wildfire but not ahead of the January mudslides, which destroyed items in his garage including a motorcycle and thousa... [Full Article...]
The district's comprehensive plan addresses decision-making during an attack, evacuation procedures, barricading classrooms and, exclusively as a last resort should an assailant gain entry to a barricaded classroom, having a supply of rocks on hand for the students to not go down without a fight. [Full Article...]